Well.. my parents have an odd format for their centurytel e-mail... does the name assignment have to do with initials? Numbers? Combination of last name with first initial? I.e. Yvette Pew could be ypew@company.com or pewy@company.com. Did your coworker's name combine with the "company" name poorly? I.e. touchmy@yahoo.com? Was it identical to the company name?

Well.. my parents have an odd format for their centurytel e-mail... does the name assignment have to do with initials? partly: see below Numbers? no Combination of last name with first initial? exactly this I.e. Yvette Pew could be ypew@company.com or pewy@company.com.the latter is the relevant one

Did your coworker's name combine with the "company" name poorly? no I.e. touchmy@yahoo.com? no Was it identical to the company name? no, but good thinking

Is the company name at all relevant to the odd pairing/convention? not in the slightest As in, does the name suddenly cause the company to be seen in a negative light (Stinky@company.com)? no

Does the naming convention result in a word that is a... Noun? Verb? Adjective? Funny? Rude? Crude? Downright offensive? I.e. Fred Uckme?

not a word as such, but ...

Funny and/or unflattering, depending on how the person would take itDoes your coworkers last name start with... A? B? C?... Y? Z? yes, one of thoseDoes your coworkers first name start with... A? B? C?... Y? Z? yes, one of thoseDoes the last name contain 1 letter? 2? 3?... 20? Seven letters, though spelling out the solution to a word-based puzzle one letter at a time would rather remove the puzzle element :-)

Ok, so the convention results in an e-mail name that is... 8 characters long? Spells out an odd word? An odd phrase? Is it gramatically correct except for spacing and punctuation? Is "leet" speak involved?

If phrase... does that phrase... A statement? (i.e. skyisred) A question? (i.e. doUluvme) A command? (i.e. buymenow) A description? (i.e. uglydude) Other?

Ok, so the convention results in an e-mail name that is... 8 characters long? yes Spells out an odd word? see next An odd phrase? well, an unflattering phrase Is it gramatically correct except for spacing and punctuation? yes Is "leet" speak involved? |\|0, no 1337 at a11, but good thinking.

If phrase... does that phrase... A statement? (i.e. skyisred) A question? (i.e. doUluvme) A command? (i.e. buymenow) A description? (i.e. uglydude) this oneOther?

Is the description of... the person? his work? General appearance? (deadsexy)... maybe a bit more unflattering though... A particular habit? (bitenail) A physical feature? (hugenose) An attitude? Political stance? (democrat)(cheapgit) An emotional state? (Grumpier)

Is the description also something with a double meaning? Are there any words in the phrase that could be considered a swear word? Does the phrase have 2 words? 3? More? Does the phrase imply the person has poor grooming habits? Poor drinking habits? Poor bathroom habits? Interesting sexual habits?

Sherman Hitface? Derek Ickman? Similar? Hehe, not quite, nor yet the famous C.O.Jones. Don't forget, the initial goes after the surname to make the unflattering phrase. This might apply to quite a few combinations of names and initials, but I can only think of this one.

Is the description also something with a double meaning? not any relevant double meaning, no Are there any words in the phrase that could be considered a swear word? no Does the phrase have 2 words? two 3? More? Does the phrase imply the person has poor grooming habits? not really Poor drinking habits? this one! well done ... almost there Poor bathroom habits? not this Interesting sexual habits? nor this :-)

Is the word "drunk" in the phrase? no Is a type of drink/alcohol in the phrase? not quite as such ... If so... rum? beer? wine? ... but this is very close A particular wine (i.e. Merlot)? Whiskey? Gin? Vodka? Brandy? Ale? Cider? Other? no to rest

This rather silly puzzle is dedicated to my retired workmate Owen Baldwin. When we first worked together, his email was just obaldwin when everyone else's was surname + first initial. I never asked him why, but I always assumed it was that he didn't want our students to call him a bald wino.

Besides, I'm much balder and much more of a wino.

Congrats Dlcygnet for a fine near-solo effort. And apologies to Owen if you ever drop by.

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